United Nations poverty expert visits Newcastle | ITV News

A poverty expert from the United Nations has been in Newcastle. Australian academic Philip Alston was urged to visit by the city council and Newcastle University, to see the impact of budget cuts and changes to the benefit system. He made the visit to Newcastle’s West End Foodbank in front of the world’s media – and denied it was a political gimmick.

Katie Cole reports.

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